What would an ancient Egyptian corpse have smelled like? Pine, balsam and bitumen – if you were nobility
In tomb KV42, Carter found the remains of a ancient Egyptian noblewoman…
Gabon coup: Bongo’s rule ended by failed promises and shifting alliances
The Bongo family’s 56 year hold on power in Gabon was abruptly…
Sylvia Mdunyelwa, one of South Africa’s great jazz vocalists, kept music traditions alive
Ncediwe Sylvia Mdunyelwa joins that pantheon of late, great South African singers…
DRC: rising Twirwaneho rebel group highlights the unending volatility of the country’s east
The three-decade conflict in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of…
Kofi Ansah left Ghana to become a world famous fashion designer – how his return home boosted the industry
Kofi Ansah: In the 1950s and 1960s, young Africans were assisted financially…
Niger’s resource paradox: what should make the country rich has made it a target for predators
A month after the coup in Niger that toppled the democratically elected…
Niger is a key player in the Sahel region – 4 security implications of the coup
The Niger coup – the fifth in the Sahel and sixth in…
Civilian support for military coups is rising in parts of Africa: why the reasons matter
On the night of 13 January 1963, Togo’s President Sylvanus Olympio was…
Ethiopia’s Amhara crisis: Abiy’s political failures threaten a return to war
The federal government of Ethiopia declared a state of emergency in Amhara…
China’s Africa strategy is shifting from extraction to investment – driven from the industry-rich Hunan region
China experienced a massive economic boom in the 1990s and 2000s which…